Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
94
Highest
96.7%
Croatia, Republic of
Lowest
5.8%
Niger
Median
65.4%
Years covered
36
1990–2025
Data points
2,467
What the numbers show
Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (%) is currently reported for 94 countries. The highest value is 96.7% in Croatia, Republic of; the lowest is 5.8% in Niger.
The median across all reporting countries is 65.4%, and the mean is 57.9%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 17.
Over the past decade 79 countries rose and 15 fell. The largest increase was in Lesotho, Kingdom of (up 286.7%), and the largest decrease in Uganda (down 47.2%).
Completion rate, upper secondary education, male: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Croatia, Republic of | 96.7% | 2021 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 2 | Georgia | 95.9% | 2024 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 3 | Kazakhstan, Republic of | 94.8% | 2024 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 4 | Armenia, Republic of | 94.3% | 2023 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 5 | Slovenia | 93.1% | 2021 | up 6.9% | flat |
| 6 | Switzerland | 92.8% | 2021 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 7 | Poland | 92.6% | 2021 | up 4.2% | flat |
| 8 | Greece | 92.3% | 2021 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 9 | Peru | 91.7% | 2024 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 10 | Mongolia | 91.4% | 2024 | up 70.5% | rising |
| 11 | Chile | 91.0% | 2022 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 12 | Finland | 91.0% | 2021 | up 6.9% | flat |
| 13 | United States | 90.9% | 2024 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 14 | France | 90.2% | 2021 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 15 | Lithuania | 88.4% | 2021 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 16 | Russian Federation | 88.2% | 2022 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 17 | Portugal | 87.3% | 2021 | up 51.2% | rising |
| 18 | Cyprus | 86.9% | 2021 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 19 | Bulgaria | 86.7% | 2021 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 20 | Kyrgyz Republic | 86.5% | 2023 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 21 | Latvia | 86.0% | 2021 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 22 | Belgium | 85.6% | 2021 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 23 | Estonia | 84.3% | 2021 | up 6.1% | flat |
| 24 | Jamaica | 84.0% | 2022 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 25 | Romania | 83.9% | 2021 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 26 | Hungary | 82.8% | 2021 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 27 | Austria | 81.9% | 2021 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 28 | United Kingdom | 81.7% | 2019 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 29 | Italy | 81.3% | 2021 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 30 | Norway | 79.5% | 2021 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 31 | Ecuador | 79.2% | 2024 | up 25.2% | rising |
| 32 | Costa Rica | 78.7% | 2024 | up 60.7% | rising |
| 33 | Bolivia | 78.5% | 2023 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 34 | Sweden | 77.6% | 2021 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 35 | Colombia | 77.3% | 2024 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 36 | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 77.2% | 2022 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 37 | Germany | 75.1% | 2021 | down 4.8% | flat |
| 38 | Denmark | 73.4% | 2021 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 39 | Luxembourg | 72.7% | 2021 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 40 | Türkiye | 72.3% | 2022 | up 31.5% | rising |
| 41 | China, People's Republic of | 72.2% | 2018 | up 60.8% | rising |
| 42 | Brazil | 72.1% | 2024 | up 30.9% | rising |
| 43 | Spain | 71.5% | 2021 | up 28.3% | rising |
| 44 | Panama | 70.1% | 2023 | up 34.5% | rising |
| 45 | Nigeria | 67.6% | 2024 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 46 | Paraguay | 67.4% | 2024 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 47 | Thailand | 65.5% | 2022 | up 31.3% | rising |
| 48 | Kenya | 65.3% | 2024 | up 41.9% | rising |
| 49 | Venezuela, República Bolivariana de | 64.5% | 2014 | up 50.7% | rising |
| 50 | Mexico | 63.3% | 2024 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 51 | Philippines | 60.8% | 2022 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 52 | El Salvador | 59.1% | 2023 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 53 | Dominican Republic | 58.6% | 2024 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 54 | Jordan | 56.9% | 2023 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 55 | South Africa | 56.1% | 2024 | up 24.9% | rising |
| 56 | India | 53.8% | 2019 | up 47.9% | rising |
| 57 | Guyana | 53.6% | 2019 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 58 | Vietnam | 49.9% | 2021 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 59 | Uruguay | 49.6% | 2024 | up 70.3% | rising |
| 60 | Ghana | 46.2% | 2024 | up 23.2% | volatile |
| 61 | Indonesia | 42.7% | 2022 | down 18.1% | rising |
| 62 | Togo | 37.8% | 2022 | up 203.6% | volatile |
| 63 | Nepal | 37.7% | 2021 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 64 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 37.5% | 2023 | up 50.4% | rising |
| 65 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 36.9% | 2023 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 66 | Lesotho, Kingdom of | 34.1% | 2024 | up 286.7% | rising |
| 67 | Bangladesh | 33.9% | 2022 | up 89.1% | rising |
| 68 | Honduras | 33.7% | 2024 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 69 | Zambia | 30.8% | 2024 | down 11.0% | rising |
| 70 | Gambia, The | 30.2% | 2023 | down 7.9% | rising |
| 71 | Suriname | 29.9% | 2022 | up 38.8% | rising |
| 72 | Pakistan | 27.2% | 2021 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 73 | Cameroon | 26.0% | 2018 | up 114.0% | rising |
| 74 | Cambodia | 25.2% | 2021 | up 36.7% | rising |
| 75 | Guinea | 23.4% | 2018 | up 208.6% | rising |
| 76 | Sierra Leone | 22.5% | 2019 | up 53.0% | volatile |
| 77 | Burkina Faso | 22.5% | 2021 | up 263.2% | volatile |
| 78 | Guatemala | 22.4% | 2024 | down 34.0% | rising |
| 79 | Côte d'Ivoire | 22.4% | 2021 | up 36.3% | rising |
| 80 | Mozambique, Republic of | 21.7% | 2022 | up 151.8% | volatile |
| 81 | Liberia | 21.0% | 2019 | up 170.6% | rising |
| 82 | Rwanda | 17.9% | 2022 | up 59.0% | rising |
| 83 | Senegal | 17.6% | 2023 | up 45.9% | rising |
| 84 | Mali | 17.1% | 2024 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 85 | Haiti | 16.7% | 2017 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 86 | Zimbabwe | 16.6% | 2019 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 87 | Malawi | 15.8% | 2020 | down 16.6% | flat |
| 88 | Benin | 15.1% | 2022 | down 33.1% | rising |
| 89 | Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of | 15.1% | 2022 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 90 | Madagascar, Republic of | 14.8% | 2021 | up 177.4% | rising |
| 91 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 10.8% | 2022 | down 5.2% | rising |
| 92 | Uganda | 10.4% | 2024 | down 47.2% | rising |
| 93 | Chad | 6.9% | 2019 | down 20.5% | flat |
| 94 | Niger | 5.8% | 2022 | up 90.7% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- SDG: Central Asia 96.7%
- GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 95.9%
- SDG: Northern America 91.9%
- SDG: Europe and Northern America 87.8%
- WB: High Income (july 2025) 87.7%
- SDG: Australia and New Zealand 86.3%
- SDG: Europe 85.1%
- SDG: Eastern Asia 82.3%
- SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia 73.1%
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) 72.3%
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025) 62.4%
- SDG: Western Asia 61.8%
About this data
February 2026 Data Release